10mp - 2.5" LCD - Optical Picture Stabilization - Pentaprism - Dual Dust Remoal System - Schneider Optics Sealed Build Body - 11pt A/F System.
A sealed, weatherproof body protects the GX-10 from water, sand, and other elements.
FEATURE :
- 10.2-megapixel CCD captures enough detail for photo-quality 18 x 24-inch prints.
- 2.5-inch LCD display; in-camera dust-reduction system and image stabilization.
- Compatible with all Pentax KAF2, KAF, and KA mount lenses; kit includes Schneider D-Xenon 18-55mm lens.
- Weather-resistant body protects camera from water, sand, or other potentially harmful materials.
- Stores images on SD memory cards; powered by a rechargeable SLB-1674 lithium-ion battery.
SOME OF THE SAMPLE CUSTOMER REVIEW FROM AMAZON :
1) Great camera, Essentially a pentax K10!! - This camera has really impressed me. I have owned a variety of DSLR's and have found this one to be the best. The tonal gradations achieved by this Sensor's 22 A/D conversion are stunning, this allows the camera to produce images that mimick Film. The lenses available include the whole Pentax line,( even though they say Samsung....they are rebadged Pentax!!), I love the Kit lens, 18-55 as well as the 50-200. Utilizing this excellent glass allows me to capture the Sharpest, most natural looking images, I have ever made from digital. As a bonus, like the Pentax K10, this camera has the optical stabilizer as well as the weather sealed body. Please note, I have owned a Nikon D2X and find the images from this camera superior in every way. Great job Pentax/Samsung!!
By Tandy J. Howard on August 23, 2007
2) Stunning camera and very affordable - This is a heck of a camera for the price paid (I hate to say it but even at the current price it's a steal). To start off, you can use all the pentax AF lenses made virtually in the past 50 years and don't need adapters. You can use 95% of the MF ones without adapters as well. And these are VERY high quality lenses. You get them really cheap. For example, you can get a stunning high quality 70-210mm AF (autofocus) lens made by pentax (takumar) for less than $70. The slightly better one (pentax-F version) 70-210mm can be had for about $150. It has silky smooth background or bokeh (9 blades) and sharper than a lot of the prime (fixed focus) lenses, boosting 3.4 MTF rating (normalized to 5). If you use this camera body along with a Tamron 28-75/2.8 XR DI for pentax mount, you have a higher quality hardware set than Nikon or Canon even with their best glasses, for about 1/5 the cost, for indoor/wedding photography. Of course, this assumes you have the know-how and shooting in RAW, to be fair (no pro would shoot in JPG doing wedding portraits in their right minds). I am no pro and this camera is more than enough for all my needs, by the way. My 3rd most favored lens would be my pentax-f 50mm/1.7 AF. I wished I have access to the same 1.4 version that rumored to be slightly better (I do have current AF pentax FA 50mm/1.4 but prefer the old 1.7).
Of course, you know the rest about this camera, in body shake reduction, weather seal etc. The only down side of this, is the slow AF under low light. But for me, this is not that big of a problem. (I use MF to take photos of my kids running around me).
By Will H on December 26, 2007
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